NEWS
Sharing the Merit
Stories and milestones from the SINI community.
Letter from Tsering Gellek, May 11, 2023
Dear Friend, Last week while watching the elaborate, historic, and really perfectly coordinated coronation of King Charles III, I found myself deeply moved. So much has already been said about the lavishness and even the anachronistic nature of having a monarch today,...
SINI Strengthens Ties with Academic Programs: Harvard Divinity School and Brandeis University
SINI’s students have shown great dedication in their studies, and their efforts are bearing fruit globally. Through Zoom, SINI 's monastics have held seminar discussions with students at Harvard Divinity School and Brandeis University. The conversations covered a wide...
The English for Dharma Purposes (EDP) Program Expands to Include Science
Four educators* with ties to The American Embassy School in New Delhi joined forces with Eden Merritt, SINI’s director of EDP and the author of the program’s textbook, for a powerful hybrid online/in-person two-month program for SINI students. Preliminary online...
SINI’s Summer in Manali Offers New Learning Opportunities
SINI is thrilled to announce that students are gathering in Manali for an intensive summer English language and philosophy session. In addition to our director Eden Merritt and our core EDP teacher Osha Johnson, we welcome two visiting instructors to join us for the...
LTWA’s Science for Monks and Nuns Workshop Held at SINI
The fourth cohort's leadership program of the Library for Tibetan Works and Archives took place for 15 days at SINI. The participants took classes in Tibetan writing, science writing, and neuroscience. Additionally, there was designated time for "project time," during...
Interview with Franziska Oertle
Franziska Oertle will be interviewed by Patrick Dowd, voice actor of beloved Mr. Sloth. The author will share what it takes to write such a foundational book that is considered ‘the course of the 21st century’ for colloquial Tibetan language learners.
Learn about the joy of language learning which the author considers a form of quiet peace work.
Manjushri Namasangiti Sanskrit Chanting Ceremony
On the occasion of the 34th Nyingma World Peace Ceremony, the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute invites you to join the global Sanskrit recitation of the Manjushri Namasangiti at the seat of the Buddha’s enlightenment in Bodhgaya.
Revealing the Words of the Buddha Through the Kagyur Karchag Project
Through the magic of the internet, we heard from Lopon Tsering Nyima, the Assistant Director of the Kagyur Karchag Project, who updated us on the team’s progress so far. More than 50 researchers from all Tibetan Buddhist schools work on this vast project, which will...
Supporting the Next Generation: Applied Studies & Monastic Teacher Training Programs
SINI’s newest initiative, the Applied Studies Program, empowers monastics to create or direct their own project in areas of interest to them. Select students are invited to submit a project proposal in order to receive mentorship, collaboration, and modest seed...
New Friends for the Colloquial and Classical Tibetan Courses
Franziska Oertle (Switzerland), Juan Garcia (Columbia), Anastasia Stoliarova (Russia) Lhakpa Tsering (India) and many native-speaking Tibetan tutors are working together across time zones and countries to offer the wonderful Colloquial Tibetan program. Since starting...
English for Dharma Purposes Begins a New Chapter
We are excited to have completed the first year of our EDP Program using SINI’s own EDP curriculum and textbook. SINI’s Associate Director of the English for Dharma Purposes Program and textbook series author, Eden Merritt, completed the EDP Year One Textbook earlier...
An Update on the Kagyur Karchag Project
By Patrick Dowd When I arrived to SINI's Summer Program in Manali, both students and staff overwhelmed me with kindness and hospitality; I drank more cups of tea in the past week than I have in the preceding year. More importantly, I feel like I stepped into a vast,...